Gedale Fenster // Company: Evolutions Treatment Center & PICC (People’s Insurance Claim Center)

I must admit that my conversation with Gedale Fenster went differently than expected. Before speaking with him, I did a bit of research and...

Kid stuff // Some child-rearing ideas that actually worked

I think my beard is sufficiently white to qualify me to offer some random suggestions for parents/grandparents of little people. A tactic that helped one...

Pesach Brunch // Crustless Vegetable Quiche

Serves: 10 Ingredients 2½ lbs. potatoes (about 5), peeled and cubed ½ stick (4 tablespoons) butter, divided 1 large onion, diced 1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste 2 eggs ½ cup potato starch 1...

My Two Mothers // Adopted as a child, Dr. Hila Haelyon met her biological...

When Israeli Dr. Hila Haelyon, who was adopted as a child, gave birth for the first time, she tells me she noticed herself behaving...

EXCLUSIVE the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok Rebbe Reflects on his Hiskashrus to the Rebbe...

There is perhaps no Rebbe-chasid relationship more intriguing than the one that bound the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok Rebbe, Rav Shmuel Yaakov Kohn, with the...

A Mizug // An Elevated Visit With The Rosh Yeshivah, Rav Chaim...

One of the more colorful and charismatic members of the Brisker dynasty was undoubtedly the rosh yeshivah, Rav Yechiel Michel Feinstein (1906–2003), the father...

HI-TECH in the Ancient City // A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the shmittah Headquarters...

I am sitting in front of a huge screen, watching high-definition drone footage of a group of men dressed in traditional Yerushalmi garb walking among...

Left Behind, But Never Forgotten // Shloime Zionce travels to Uzbekistan to learn about...

As the plane touches down on the tarmac, the passengers on board break out into thunderous applause. They aren’t just clapping their hands, they...

Klal Yisrael’s Second Marriage // Three words message much

It’s intriguing. Three words are used to refer to yetzias Mitzrayim (yetziah, geirush and shiluach; see, for examples, Shemos, 20:2, 11:1 and 8:17). And...

Pesach Baking with Efrat // Almond Dacquoise with Vanilla Cream & Fresh...

Yields: 2 (7-inch) round pans or 1 (10-inch) round pan Dacquoise 7 egg whites ¾ cup plus ¾ cup granulated sugar, divided 1½ cups almond flour or ground...